US 12,378,072 B2
Transportation robot control system for warehouse system and control method
Gajamohan Mohanarajah, Tokyo (JP); Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy, Tokyo (JP); Toshiaki Yamada, Tokyo (JP); and Bhuvan Chandra Dharanikota Venkata, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/165,458.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/315,563, filed on Mar. 2, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/482,805, filed on Feb. 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278232 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/10 (2006.01); B65G 1/127 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0492 (2013.01) [B25J 9/161 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 13/006 (2013.01); B65G 1/0471 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/06 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01); B65G 1/10 (2013.01); B65G 1/127 (2013.01); B65G 1/1371 (2013.01); B65G 1/1373 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0678 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transportation robot control system for a warehouse system that stores items in a rack and includes a plurality of transportation robots for transporting the items stored, the transportation robot control system comprising:
a central wireless communication unit configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the transportation robots in a specific region of the warehouse system;
an individual wireless communication unit configured to be able to wirelessly communicate with the transportation robots; and
individual control units respectively controlling movements of the transportation robots,
wherein the individual wireless communication unit includes
information reading units that are respectively provided in the transportation robots and
a plurality of information holding units that are arranged in the rack,
each of the information holding units holds position information indicating a position in the rack, at the position the information holding unit being arranged and
each of the information reading units is configured to be able to read position information held by the information holding units.